WEEKLY TRIVIA 11

• Kakuzu is the oldest shinobi whose age is known.
• Kakuzu's birthday corresponds with the astrological sign Leo, who rules the heart, the organ Kakuzu collected from defeated enemies.
• Many of Kakuzu's techniques are named after various mecha from the 80s anime "Mobile Suit Gundam" (, Kidō Senshi Gandamu).
• Although covered by his hood, Kakuzu had shoulder length dark brown hair, but in the anime it was depicted reaching down to his lower back.
• When Kakuzu first appeared as a hologram at the end of Part I, he was clearly the tallest Akatsuki member there, a fact reinforced when he appeared during Gaara's sealing ritual. However, when he truly appeared with Hidan, he was much shorter, and the 3rd databook stated that he was shorter than Kisame.
• The first kanji in Kakuzu's name  stands for kakugyō, the bishop in shogi. While similarly, the kanji in his partner Hidan's name means "rook", another shogi piece.
• Kakuzu's unusually coloured eyes were similar to those of Hanzō.
• Both Hidan and Kakuzu's faces appeared on a pair of lanterns in the omake of Shippūden episode 129, Kakuzu being on the right and Hidan on the left.
• Kakuzu, along with Hidan, gets a mention in Naruto Shippūden: Dragon Blade Chronicles for the Wii, when Tobi mentions "monsters" with traits of the two (arms that can be stretched and the ability to survive decapitation), before Deidara notes how he is talking about the pair's abilities.
• According to the databook(s):
  • He wished to fight anyone with a high bounty.
  • Kakuzu's favourite phrase was "If you're prepared, there won't be any sorrow"